This "behind the scenes"
look at Arrion & Ben's Wedding was prepared with
snapshots from Annette's (sister of the bride) digital
camera. Stay tuned for the official wedding photo spread
coming soon!

Our adventure starts on
Friday morning. The bride was up early and enjoyed a
morning getting her nail's done. Next, came the bride's
luncheon at Olive Garden. Arrion's grandmother, mothers,
sisters, bride maids, and even a couple aunts were all in
attendance. The highlight of the luncheon was an "oral
reading" of Aunt Janice's goofy Household Tips for Ben
and Arrion. I'm sure Arrion will be posting these
tips later. After some last minute shopping for
batteries, videotape, music, and other important items,
it was time to head to the church for
rehearsal.

Other than a shy ring
bearer and a couple later arrivals, the rehearsal ran
smoothly. It's a good idea to try lots of different
approaches to see what works best. For example, we
decided that Dad "pushing" Arrion down the aisle was
pretty fun, but that the traditional approach might be
better. Arrion and Ben also enjoyed practicing the
"kissing" part of the ceremony.

After the
rehearsal, it was time for the rehearsal dinner
and family "get together". Family and friends
from both sides of the family enjoyed a slide
show of Arrion and Ben growing up.

The bride and
groom received a beautiful needlepoint picture
from Arrion's grandmother.

The bride and
groom gave gifts to the wedding party. The
flower girl enjoyed combing the hair of her new
bride Barbie.

Saturday morning
it was time to set up for the dinner and
reception. We had fun deciding who would be
seated where.

The next stop
was the hair designer where the bride began her
transformation.

The church had a
nice room at the back of the church where the
bride could prepare for the wedding. Arrion and
Samantha were beautiful in their white
dresses.

After pictures,
it was time for a little perfume before walking
down the aisle.

After the
wedding, the bride and groom along with Annette,
Larry, and the photographer headed out to a
beautiful park for more pictures before the
reception.